Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-01

association. The capital stock will be
425 900.
Eight of the young Crow bucks. who
caused the recent row. are now in Jail at
Fort Smelling.
The falling of 81 Montana cutie ship
ments this year is very considerable. The
aggregate will probably not exceed one
third that Of 1856
Telegraph rates from Montana to all
points east, including New York. have been
reduced to as cents, and Ia Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon 60 cents.
Brien. on trial ut Miles City for murder,
was convicted Of voluntary INA nsla tighter,
and sentenced to two years in the peniten.
tiary. The plea III the defense was insanity,
brought about by wrosss suffered ut the
hands Of his victim.
Robert Coburn. ot Meagher. 10 back from
Chicago. where he recently marketed a
band 81 fat bovines. His cattle LOSSES dur
ing last winter we're small compared with
many other stockmen, owing to exccp-
tional good grass range.-H.rald.
Last week. in n dispute over some min
ing property near St~mple. about forty
miles from Helena, DIR. Remington WAS shot
and probably fatally wounded by q. II.
Richa rdson. Rici,a rtispn has surrsnsieretl
himself. claiming he acted in sclfsleisnse.
Train No. 9 was making great time on
the Yellowstone division run Tuesday and
hunted through n band ~ sheep beiore you
could say Jack Robinson. How many
were killed? The engineer had no time to
stop and check yellow stone journal.
The people Of Missouri, valley. largely
representing Meagher and jefferson eoun-
ties. are taking joint steps for the con.
structiOn Of wagon bridge across the
Missouri, just below the Northern Pacific !
bridge. II is estimated that it's cost will |
not exceed $4,000.
T. W. Underwood. late wood receiver Of |
the Granite company. has departed with |
his books and accounts and without leav.
ing map Of his route or definite informa-
ton concerning his destination. His fight
discloses discrepa ncies in his accounts Of
about 81. OOO.-Philipsburg Mail.
At Fort Smelling on the goth inst. Col.
A. r. Rockwell. chief quartcrmaster Of the
department. opened proposals. for fifty
cavalry horsea-two for #. Keogh. thirty
right for Fl. Custer and ten for Camp
Sheridan. Martelli Brandenburs Of this
rity was the lowest bidder at $1O3 each.
Yellowstone Journal.
Howorcos Z ali. ha. ;..,,.l n ,>...l<.. A.
VIM. Miller. a colored hoy of Butte. about
'ixteen years old who had been sentenced
70 ninety days in Jail and to pay a fine OF
300 for stealing a watch. The hoy had
picked up the watch while gathering clothes
or his mother. who did washiug. There
vas no doubt as to his guilt.
II IL not generally known. hut a fact
nevertheless. that Col. W. F. Sanders. Of
Helena. after years ri hard work. 10 rapidly
'ecoming millionaire. HIS income from
10 proctice, the N0FtheFn Pacific Railway
ompany and the Jay Gould mine. in which,
'e IL "a fifth owner. brings him in over
10000 per month.-Boxeman Chronicle.
Besides the new stamp mill ofthe Granite
= |
Mills win be built here nest year and per.
laps too. the Hope company will find it
to enlarge its plant. The Flint
'reek district is coming tn the front with a
apitlity which il almost unequalled, and
Is highly probable that the old.ti'ne sx-
eriences Of the COmstock will be here
epea Mail.
Messrs. 3. Eastman, Dan McCul1um and
liver Blackbird Of the Sweet Grass mines
re in the city to-day purchasing supplies
nd disposins III quite q lot Of Sweet Grass
Did. The gentlemen report work still going
n in the mines. Water 10 not So plentiful
. earlier in the season. but by saving it in
they are enabled to continue
lerations. The Sweet Grass Hills shows
Dme fine veins Of quarts but being in an
,dian country no development oil conse.
nence has yet been attempted. Good
aging rock in there all the same, and in
me it will be shown up.--River Press.
The grand jury of Gallatin county has
Fry properly called attention to the
'oulish manner in which the remains ~
Hin we're transferred tn the cemetery Mt
Ort Missoula. There were rumOrs at the
me Of the transfer. Of the ecandal,,us
ethOds used by the contractors and the
and jury has confirmed the rumors. The
stem ri letting such work out on con.
act to the lowest bidder il to some
tent tn blame for this kind OF work, but
i'll no man, Though he be y contractor,
ould treat the dead in a sacrelgioust
pendent.
X. Beidlsr informs w that the account
the hanging Of Jrwett. at Gallatin, at IN
rly day. ~ secountesl in u verent number
the Chronicle. was true in every partic.
ar. X. say that he has often heen nc.
seh Of being one 81 the party of visilmntes
ut hung Jewett. hut informs 10 that I
eh 10 not the case. lie belonged 60 the
sin body Of vieilantes, while those who s
rangls,i Jswett were branch outfit. lie
" that n doubt stiil exists in his mind u
to whether os not Jewctt deserved his
10. When asked about his book, X. said
at 1t had NOT yet been placed in tho
nds Of the printer. but with slight re-
Ddeling would ~Oon i~ ready. The cut Of 4
). which is to asOru tlss title mage. mas